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New Hague School
In The Hague, the second important art center at the time, there was also much room for figurative tendencies in addition to abstraction. The most important artist collectives were Verve (1951-1957), De Posthoorn (1956-1962), Atol (1959-1962) and Fugare (1960-1967).

Verve, a company of mainly figurative artists, was founded in 1951. Kees Andréa, Herman Berserik, Theo Bitter, Jan van Heel, Co Westerik and Willem Schrofer were among others associated with it. In an introduction to one of their exhibitions (1956), the term "New Hague School" was used for the first time. De Posthoorn took its name from a café where, from 1949, on exhibitions were performed by experimental artists such as Jan Roëde, Jaap Nanninga, Willem Hussem, Lotti van der Gaag and Theo Bitter. In 1950 the neighboring building was converted into a gallery. The years 1956-1959 were the most successful. Atol only existed for a short time, until 1962, and had few members, some were previously associated with De Posthoorn. In 1960 the group Fugare was founded, with many former Verve members. Although the emphasis was more on abstraction and experiment than before, much was painted in the figurative tradition. The group consisted of ten painters, including Theo Bitter, Jan van Heel, Willem Hussem, Joop Kropff, Jaap Nanninga.

The Haags Gemeentemuseum organized eight exhibitions from 1947 to 1959 that served as a stage for this Hague avant-garde. The term 'New Hague School' was launched at one of those exhibitions.


Theo Bitter | Composition on black, oil on canvas, 80.3 x 100.3 cm, signed l.l. and on the reverse and dated '62

Theo Bitter

painting • for sale

Composition on black

Will Leewens | Abstract composition, pen and gouache on paper, 18.0 x 25.0 cm, signed l.r.

Will Leewens

watercolour • drawing • for sale

Abstract composition

Jan van Heel | Clowns, oil on canvas, 100.1 x 70.3 cm, signed l.c. and to be dated ca. 1945

Jan van Heel

painting • for sale

Clowns

Harm Kamerlingh Onnes | A man and a woman at a church concert at Voorschoten, pen and ink, chalk and watercolour on paper, 23.3 x 28.1 cm, signed l.r. with monogram and dated '69

Harm Kamerlingh Onnes

watercolour • drawing • for sale

A man and a woman at a church concert at Voorschoten

Will Leewens | Transparent, oil on canvas, 80.1 x 100.4 cm, signed l.c. and dated 1983

Will Leewens

painting • for sale

Transparent

Jan Roëde | Children's play, oil on canvas, 114.2 x 147.0 cm, signed u.l. and dated '75

Jan Roëde

painting • for sale

Children's play

Jan van Heel | Clown's head with autumn leaf, oil on canvas, 60.5 x 50.3 cm, signed l.c.

Jan van Heel

painting • for sale

Clown's head with autumn leaf

Jan van Heel | Black doll, oil on canvas, 60.4 x 49.9 cm, signed l.c. and on the reverse and dated on the reverse '64

Jan van Heel

painting • for sale

Black doll

Ferry Slebe | A walk with the pram, oil on board, 19.1 x 24.1 cm, signed l.l. and on a label on the reverse

Ferry Slebe

painting • for sale

A walk with the pram

Harm Kamerlingh Onnes | A steamer, glazed pottery, 13.5 x 20.0 cm, signed with monogram on the bottom and dated '62 on the bottom

Harm Kamerlingh Onnes

statue • sculptuur • for sale

A steamer

Theo Bitter | Interior (the painter's studio at the Riouwstraat), oil on canvas, 50.3 x 40.0 cm, signed l.r.

Theo Bitter

painting • previously for sale

Interior (the painter's studio at the Riouwstraat)

Co Westerik | Man at table with voices, pencil, ink and watercolour on paper, 32.5 x 26.5 cm, signed l.c. and dated 1993

Co Westerik

watercolour • drawing • previously for sale

Man at table with voices